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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Surender Singh
Contact: 98****4708
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- LGD code
- 25879
- Pincode
- 171210
- Post office
- Nerwa
- Population
- 188
- Households
- 36
- Literacy rate
- 75%
- Sex ratio
- 899 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 113
Census 2011 · in context
How Dpf Gauncha(12) compares
By population, Dpf Gauncha(12) ranks #78 of 247 villages in Nerwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.0%
+11.1% vs mandal average
- Dpf Gauncha(12)
- 75.0%
- Nerwa mandal
- 63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
899
−48 vs mandal average
- Dpf Gauncha(12)
- 899
- Nerwa mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Dpf Gauncha(12)
- 5.2
- Nerwa mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dpf Gauncha(12) at a glance
Dpf Gauncha(12) is a village of 188 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Nerwa tehsil, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, the 78th-largest of 247 villages in Nerwa tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 11 points above the tehsil average of 64% and the sex ratio is 899 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 171210, served by Nerwa post office; the LGD village code is 25879. The sarpanch is Surender Singh. The population is estimated at 222 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bharanu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dpf Gauncha(12) · this village | 188 | 75% | — |
| Bhatgarh(17) · Nerwa | 209 | 56% | — |
| Up Mahal Bhoot (15/2) · Nerwa | 207 | 53% | — |
| Gaoncha (16) · Nerwa | 194 | 72% | — |
| Up Mahal Koti (15/1) · Nerwa | 145 | 77% | — |
| Up Mahal Tiprog (19/1) · Nerwa | 135 | 81% | — |
| Dpf Bharanu(18) · Nerwa | 48 | 52% | — |
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Notice board · Dpf Gauncha(12)
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Key facts — Dpf Gauncha(12)
- LGD code
- 25879
- Pincode
- 171210
- Post office
- Nerwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 188
- Population (projected 2026)
- 222
- Households
- 36
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 899
- Literacy rate
- 75.0%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Surender Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Nerwa
- Nearest police station
- Aut Police Station (26.7 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Laxmi Clinic (30.5 km)
- Nearest post office
- Balichowki Post office (29.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- Punjab National Bank (27.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 171210
- Up Mahal Nerva (89-1)Nerwa mandal2,293 pop
- Shilgaon (160)Nerwa mandal608 pop
- Shawala (73)Nerwa mandal600 pop
- Maneoti (159)Nerwa mandal514 pop
- Madhana (27)Nerwa mandal503 pop
- Up Mahal Keyarla (131/2)Nerwa mandal495 pop
- Kharachli (66)Nerwa mandal478 pop
- Gumma(186)Nerwa mandal476 pop
- Up Mahal Tharoch (20/1)Nerwa mandal476 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dpf Gauncha(12)
Other villages in Nerwa mandal
View all 60+ →- Up Mahal Nerva (89-1)
- Shilgaon (160)
- Shawala (73)
- Maneoti (159)
- Madhana (27)
- Up Mahal Keyarla (131/2)
- Kharachli (66)
- Gumma(186)
- Up Mahal Tharoch (20/1)
- Up Mahal Bhabhia (144/2)
- Up Mahal Moolshak (67/2)
- Up Mahal Tarshanoo (74/3)
- Jhandua (142)
- Kima Chandrauli (135)
- Up Mahal Bandur (180-1)
- Up Mahal Bagan (188/1)
- Up Mahal Bazathal (91/1)
- Up Mahal Hirah (157/2)
- Up Mahal Tikri (153/1)
- Up Mahal Manu (144/1)
- Irra (146)
- Up Mahal Gayan (148/1)
- Bajah (152)
- Up Mahal Mandochali(19-2)
- Mashrain (47)
- Up Mahal Bholala (93/1)
- Diandli (90)
- Up Mahal Nao (67/1)
- Bhatgarh (183)
- Up Mahal Kotangan (22/1)
- Up Mahal Dhartua (89/2)
- Up Mahal Kedi (131/1)
- Thiara (35)
- Up Mahal Koti (59/1)
- Dhanat (156)
- Up Mahal Bagasan (74/2)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)